News
Police seek suspect in catalytic converter thefts
Albemarle Police Department made an arrest last week as part of a growing problem in the area: theft of motor vehicle parts. Officers responded Jan. ...
BJ Drye, Author at The Stanly News & Press
Richfield
Former Richfield mayor Wade Barbee dies
When Wade Barbee died last Wednesday, a piece of Richfield died. Barbee, 83, served the town of Richfield for 14 years, as a town commissioner for 10 ...
by BJ Drye, Monday, January 18, 2021 9:03 am
News
Business hosts benefit for One7 Ministries
Two area individuals died in car accident Jan. 1. Less than three weeks later, friends and a local business have planned a fundraiser to benefit ...
by BJ Drye, Thursday, January 14, 2021 2:03 pm
Dream on 3
Stanly resident named a finalist in Dream on 3 competition
A local financial advisor is a finalist in the Queen City Business of the Year competition. Emma Moore, of new Stanly County Chamber of Commerce ...
by BJ Drye, Tuesday, January 12, 2021 2:50 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Hudson responds to Capitol protest: ‘I condemn all violence…’
U.S. Rep. Richard Hudson and his staff are safe, according to information from the representative’s office. “Thanks to everyone who has reached out,” Hudson said ...
by BJ Drye, Wednesday, January 6, 2021 4:25 pm
BREAKING NEWS
Albemarle Police: No shooter at Walmart
Albemarle Police Chief David Dulin said that a response to a shooter or someone carrying a gun at Walmart Saturday revealed no immediate evidence. The ...
by BJ Drye, Saturday, January 2, 2021 4:48 pm
News
Stanly Health Foundation raises more than $80,000, awards first prize
Stanly Health Foundation hosted its first prize drawing Friday. Billy Sowards of Albemarle won $1,000 from the foundation’s calendar drawing. The foundation sold 1,850 calendars, ...
by BJ Drye, Saturday, January 2, 2021 3:56 pm
News
While COVID dominated 2020, other highlights came from it
Little did we know then that the header for the centerpiece story of the Jan. 2, 2020 edition of The Stanly News & Press would ...
by BJ Drye, Thursday, December 31, 2020 11:07 pm
LeBron James
NATIONAL: Still The King: James wins AP Male Athlete of the Year award
By TIM REYNOLDS AP Basketball Writer LeBron James told the world in 2020 that Black Lives Matter. He helped convince many who had never voted ...
by BJ Drye, Monday, December 28, 2020 2:16 pm
News
Two former Locust mayors die within weeks of each other
Locust, the city with a soul, has lost two of its leading souls. Michael Lee Huneycutt, 66, died Nov. 30. Harold Greene, 82, died Dec. ...